Hades

E19357

Greek god chthonic deity mythological character

Hades is the ancient Greek god of the underworld and the dead, ruling over the realm of the afterlife.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Hades canonical	117
Hades (god)	4
Hades (general realm of the dead)	1
Hades (god of the underworld)	1
Hades (often euphemistically replaced by Plouton)	1
Hades (realm of the dead)	1
Hades (realm where Sisyphus is punished)	1
Hades (realm)	1
Hades (the underworld)	1
Hades in Hercules	1
Realm of Hades	1
Underworld (Hades)	1
realm of Hades	1
the underworld	1

Statements (86)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek god ⓘ chthonic deity ⓘ mythological character ⓘ
abode	House of Hades ⓘ Underworld ⓘ
appearsIn	Hesiod's Theogony ⓘ surface form: Hesiod’s Theogony Homeric Hymns ⓘ Homer's Iliad ⓘ surface form: Homer’s Iliad Homer's Odyssey ⓘ surface form: Homer’s Odyssey Orphic tradition ⓘ Hesiod's Works and Days ⓘ surface form: Works and Days
associatedConcept	burial ⓘ death ⓘ fertility of the soil ⓘ funerary rites ⓘ riches from the earth ⓘ the unseen ⓘ wealth ⓘ
associatedFigure	Charon ⓘ Erinyes ⓘ surface form: Furies Hecate ⓘ Hermes ⓘ surface form: Hermes Psychopompos Thanatos ⓘ
associatedPlace	Acheron River ⓘ surface form: River Acheron River Cocytus ⓘ River Lethe ⓘ River Phlegethon ⓘ River Styx ⓘ
avoidedName	Hades self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Hades (often euphemistically replaced by Plouton)
brother	Poseidon ⓘ Zeus ⓘ
category	Greek underworld deities ⓘ afterlife deities ⓘ children of Cronus and Rhea ⓘ death gods ⓘ
characterTrait	inflexible ⓘ just ⓘ stern ⓘ
consort	Persephone ⓘ
cultPlaces	Elis ⓘ Pylos ⓘ Sicily ⓘ
culture	Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
depictedWith	Cerberus ⓘ Persephone ⓘ throne ⓘ
domain	afterlife ⓘ realm of the dead ⓘ underworld ⓘ
epithet	Aidoneus ⓘ Pluto ⓘ surface form: Plouton Pluto ⓘ
event	participated in the Titanomachy against the Titans ⓘ received the underworld after the division of the cosmos among Cronus’s sons ⓘ
greekName	ᾍδης ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
latinName	Pluto ⓘ
mythRole	judge of the dead (in some traditions) ⓘ king of the underworld ⓘ
nieceAndWife	Persephone ⓘ
notableMyth	Heracles cycle ⓘ surface form: Heracles’ twelfth labor (capturing Cerberus) Orphée et Eurydice ⓘ surface form: Orpheus and Eurydice Theseus ⓘ surface form: Theseus and Pirithous in the underworld abduction of Persephone ⓘ
pantheon	Olympian gods ⓘ
parent	Cronus ⓘ Rhea ⓘ
romanEquivalent	Pluto ⓘ
rulesOver	Asphodel Meadows ⓘ Elysian Fields ⓘ surface form: Elysium (as part of the underworld) Tartarus ⓘ surface form: Tartarus (as part of the underworld) Underworld ⓘ shades of the dead ⓘ the dead ⓘ
sacredAnimal	black ram ⓘ dog ⓘ
sacredCreature	Cerberus ⓘ
sibling	Demeter ⓘ Hera ⓘ Hestia ⓘ
spouse	Persephone ⓘ
symbol	bident ⓘ cornucopia ⓘ helm of invisibility ⓘ scepter ⓘ
worshipType	primarily chthonic cult ⓘ

Referenced by (133)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zeus → sibling → Hades ⓘ

Titanomachy → mainCombatant → Hades ⓘ

Ancient Greek religion → hasDeity → Hades ⓘ

Hermes → associatedDeity → Hades ⓘ

Hera → sibling → Hades ⓘ

Titans → opposedBy → Hades ⓘ

Hades → avoidedName → Hades self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hades (often euphemistically replaced by Plouton)

Elysium → contrastedWith → Hades ⓘ

Elysium → associatedDeity → Hades ⓘ

The Penelopiad → setting → Hades ⓘ

Demeter → sibling → Hades ⓘ

Hestia → sibling → Hades ⓘ

Cyclopes → associatedWith → Hades ⓘ

Cyclopes → giftedTo → Hades ⓘ

Tartarus → deeperThan → Hades ⓘ

Tartarus → associatedWithDeity → Hades ⓘ

Cronus → child → Hades ⓘ

Cronus → swallowed → Hades ⓘ

Rhea → parentOf → Hades ⓘ

Poseidon → sibling → Hades ⓘ

Persephone → domain → Hades ⓘ

this entity surface form: the underworld

Persephone → spouse → Hades ⓘ

Persephone → abductor → Hades ⓘ

Persephone → associatedWith → Hades ⓘ

Perseus → aidedBy → Hades ⓘ

Uranus → grandparentOf → Hades ⓘ

Corinth (through her association with Sisyphus) → mythologicalConnection → Hades ⓘ

subject surface form: Corinth

this entity surface form: Hades (realm where Sisyphus is punished)

Moirae → associatedWith → Hades ⓘ

Orpheus → petitionedDeity → Hades ⓘ

Theseus → capturedBy → Hades ⓘ

Sisyphus → punishmentLocation → Hades ⓘ

Sisyphus → trickedDeity → Hades ⓘ

Titans of Greek mythology → fatherOf → Hades ⓘ

subject surface form: Cronus

Titans of Greek mythology → motherOf → Hades ⓘ

subject surface form: Rhea

James Woods → portrayedCharacter → Hades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hades in Hercules

Psychopompos → associatedWithPlace → Hades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hades (realm of the dead)

Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus → hasSetting → Hades ⓘ

Paschal troparion → mentions → Hades ⓘ

Serapis → hasAspect → Hades ⓘ

Serapis → equatedWith → Hades ⓘ

Hell → hasAlternativeName → Hades ⓘ

Erinyes → associatedWith → Hades ⓘ

Heracles cycle → includesCharacter → Hades ⓘ

Greco-Roman mythology → hasDeity → Hades ⓘ

Greco-Roman mythology → hasAfterlifeRealm → Hades ⓘ

Acheron River → associatedWith → Hades ⓘ

Acheron River → associatedDeity → Hades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hades (god)

Shades in the Underworld → partOf → Hades ⓘ

Shades in the Underworld → associatedWith → Hades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hades (god)

Shades in the Underworld → inhabit → Hades ⓘ

this entity surface form: Realm of Hades